H.S. BOYS LACROSSE: Frost leads East Bridgewater past Mashpee

Friday

East Bridgewater’s Jared Frost had five goals en route to a 14-3 victory over Mashpee at home on Friday in South Shore League action in the snow.

EAST BRIDGEWATER - It sure was a frosty atmosphere.

East Bridgewater’s Jared Frost had five goals to lead the Vikings to a 14-3 boys lacrosse victory over Mashpee on Friday in South Shore League action in the snow.

“He was on fire today,” East Bridgewater head coach Bill Silva said. “He’s got a nose for the net. This is his fifth year playing for us.”

The Vikings (1-1, 1-1 South Shore League) showed their scoring depth as Joseph Donahue (three), Anthony Fabrizio (two) and Sam Barrett (two) each found the back of the cage on multiple occasions.

“We have four-five guys that should score three-four goals every game,” Silva said. “It’s just a matter of getting them all working. … Anthony is just a great athlete, good lacrosse player, he’s a junior this year. Joey Donahue is just an all-around good athlete, fast, tough. Needs to develop a couple other tools, but other than that he’s working hard.”

Rounding out the scoring for East Bridgewater were Seth Child and Brad Young.

With the weather being tough to deal with to start the contest, the veteran-laden Vikings squad did not seem phased as they had a commanding 8-1 lead at halftime.

“With a veteran group like this, it’s nice,” Silva said. “They’re used to being on this field, they’ve all played on this field for the last coupleof years. We’ve been out in some crappy weather in the beginning of the season, so they’re kind of used to it already, they’re kind of used to playing in wet clothes and wet sticks.”

Some teams may play to their opponents, but Silva was pleased with the way his team did not take the young Mashpee squad lightly.

“They’re a decent team. We’ve played them the last couple years. They’ve been up and down, and I think this year they’re on the downside a little bit,” Silva said. “We have to take everybody seriously, and sometimes you play down to that level of the teams around you. We got a little chippy at the end, it was very physical. Luckily we were able to keep our heads up about us.”

With the score being what it was, Silva had the luxury of putting in younger players as a way to gain experience that could benefit the team down the line.

“Today, for example, (Damien) O’Day is a freshman, got some minutes today, he’s going to be a guy next year,” Silva said. “We’re going to lose 13 seniors. He’s a guy as a freshman who as a sophomore next year is going to have to really step up.

“(Freshman) Josh Hunter did a great job at faceoffs today,” Silva said. “Our faceoff guy couldn’t play today, so Josh took over and did a phenomenal job, so he might’ve earned a spot there for the next couple games, which is great.”

Mashpee received goals from Bobby Nasuti, Jack Howard and Max Burke.

After a season-opening loss to South Shore League foe Norwell on Tuesday, Silva noted the importance of getting a mark in the win column to give his team some confidence moving forward.

“We needed to get a W. It’s only the second game of the year, but it’s nice to get that first one out of the way,” Silva said. “We have two next week and two the following week. We’re hoping to make the tournament this year as a third-year (program). Last year I think we were two points away. We have a really good opportunity this year to make it.”

East Bridgewater looks to continue its winning ways next Tuesday as it hosts Abington at 4 p.m. in a South Shore League affair.

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